Improved buckle and ring



'UNITED STATES PATENELAQAFFI- RALPH C. DUNHAM, OF NEW BRITAIN,CONNECTICUT.

IMPRovED BUCKLEA ANDpRiNG.

Spocitication forming part of Letters Patent No. 58,619, dated October9, 1866.

To all 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH G. DUNI-IAM, of New Britain, in the county ofHartford and State of Connecticut, have'invented anew and ImprovedBuckle and Ring, and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled inthe art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specitication, in which-Figure l represents a front view of this in-V vention. Fig'. 2 is atransverse section of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding' parts.

This invention consists of a buckle or ring` composed of a metal corecovered with or prop tcctcd by vulcanized india-rubber or othervulcanizable `gum in such a manner that a strong, cheap, and durablebuckle or ring is obtained, which is not liable to wear out the leatherstraps, and which lasts much longer than an ordinary leather-coveredbuckle or ring.

A represents a buckle or ring, which is composed ot a metal core, a.,and a covering, I), of hard vulcanized india-rubber or othervulcanizable gum. Said covering' is produced in suitable molds, and thegum is colored to imitate leather.

By these means a buckle or ring is obtained which is not liable to wearout the leather straps passing through the same, and the covering b, ofhard rubber or other gum, is much more durable than the ordinary leathercovering, and, furthermore, it is much easier applied.

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A buckle or rin g composed of a metal core a, and a covering, l), ofindia-rubber or other vulcanizable gum, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

RALPH C. DUNHAM.

Witnesses: H. O. NASH, HENRY NASH.

